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Monday, May 5, 2014

4th Year Anniversary - Adventure Calling - Grant McLaughlin

I've had parts of this sitting around for a while. It currently exists as a short piece written entirely without dialogue featuring Sara and Donovan, but something about this beginning makes me want to look at expanding it into something more...

Page 1

1 – Sara stands in the rain. She is
soaked pretty much to the bone, but instead of being upset about
this, she is excited about a reward poster she sees hanging on a wall
/ post / whatever. Beyond having “Reward” written on it and
maybe some implication of cash, further details aren't of the utmost
importance.

NO COPY

2 – In a pub. Sara meets with her
friend Donovan. Sara is still wet from the rain, while Donovan is
dry and relaxed. Donovan wears a heavy apron on top of simple
clothing, all marked up with various scorch and burn marks to show
their wear and tear from his work as a smithy. Sara is still wet
from the rain, but she has brought the reward poster and placed it on
the table for Donovan to see. Sara is still pretty darn excited;
Donovan is less certain, but he is intrigued.

NO COPY

3 – In the workshop area of the
smithy. Donovan is working on some armour / weapons for he and Sara.
He's clearly been working for a while, as sweat beads on his head
and his clothes are damp from the exertion. In the background, Sara
is looking at equipment hanging on the wall that she might like to
use.

NO COPY

4 – Sara and Donovan are heading out
on their adventure, the city behind him as they leave. The are well
equipped, wearing some new armour courtesy of Donovan with some big
packs on their backs and weapons at their sides. Sara remains as
excited as ever; Donovan seems to be coming around to the idea of
this little expedition.

1 comment:

I always liked silent pieces, from Peter Kuper's work, to Marvel's "'Nuff Said" month, etc. I'd love to see where this particular script would go next. Love the anticipation of High Adventure this transmits. Well done page one, Grant.